Author: Stanton B. Keith

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Published: 1975

Total Pages: 112

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From the introduction: Arizona's important and large mineral output has come from numerous major operations and small mines or prospects for some 300 years, from the time of the early Spanish prospecting in what is now Santa Cruz County. The records of the mining activities are scattered in historical documents and records, publications of individuals and Federal and State agencies, articles in technical journals, public and private reports, and newspaper clippings. Many such sources are not readily available to those seeking such information and thus these indices are designed to provide, in a concise form, a summary of information on the mining properties and the more important sources of the information. No attempt has been made to name and describe every mining property or prospect that may have been located or worked. The total number would be in the hundreds of thousands. The selection has been made on the basis of notable production records, special geologic or mineralogic character, or the importance in relation to overall mineral resources that might become available and economic to mine. The index also is useful in land use planning by indicating areas of high mineral potential.